first hydro dwc grow NL x BB and Star 47 fems

5 days in and the stretch is good i think i should have stripped more of the under bush


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roots are looking healthy
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ive spotted a couple of hairs here and there but the camera cant pick them up
cant wait for the heads to start forming

more pics and more bush on day 7. more pistles showing on both strains and they have filled out nicely.
topped off last night with a nute mix of 16ml micro 32ml bloom and 10ml grow for 10l


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ph is stable between 5.9 down to 5.7 then the top off takes it back to 5.9

i'm gonna try and leave the water change till the weekend.


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not bad for 4 days shame about the runt but its made a bit of space for my fan

i have some ionic boost left from my last grow is it any good for rdwc?

day 8 and i spung a drip on one of the buckets. i got home from work with a half litre of water on the grow tent floor. its been a busy night. unfortunately all i have is silicon sealant until the shops open tomorrow so i did a change out. i'm not sure how long roots can stay out of the water for and i know that silicon needs 4 hours to dry but needs must, i slapped the sili on and gave it an hour.
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the inevitable happened the drip continues. alot slower but still there. anyone know how to stop a leek without changing nutes again?


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pistles and heads are forming which is positive and the stretch is massive
the water change was lucas formula 120 ltr of water with with 240ml of micro and 480 ml of bloom

any help on the leak and what substance to use on it would be nice

Originally Posted by catainahab

day 8 and i spung a drip on one of the buckets. i got home from work with a half litre of water on the grow tent floor. its been a busy night. unfortunately all i have is silicon sealant until the shops open tomorrow so i did a change out. i'm not sure how long roots can stay out of the water for and i know that silicon needs 4 hours to dry but needs must, i slapped the sili on and gave it an hour.
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the inevitable happened the drip continues. alot slower but still there. anyone know how to stop a leek without changing nutes again?


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pistles and heads are forming which is positive and the stretch is massive
the water change was lucas formula 120 ltr of water with with 240ml of micro and 480 ml of bloom

any help on the leak and what substance to use on it would be nice

woo hoo bring on the bud show.

if the leak is coming from the gromet i would rip it out and wrap some of that pink plumbers tape around it and bump it back in. i doubt it would be permanent but it just might stop it until you can fix it properly.

i got some of this no nonsense leak stop stuff that i slapped on last night its slowed the drip down but its still there. if it gets any worse then i'll look into a more permanent solution. its down to about 100ml a day which i can cope with .

every day more pistles i will do a photo update later today when the lights come on at 7pm uk time

day 10 of flowering

all is good the leak has gone for the moment on the next water change i am gonna put some more of the leak fix on and hopefully it will last till the end of this grow.

the pics i'm putting up are not the best but at least its helped me and the missus come to the decision that a new camera is on the cards.

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i had to stick the carbon filtre on today as the smell was starting to get a bit more noticable
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the stretch continues about 2 inch a day
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temps are holding at 27c, ppms are at 1400 and water temps are at 24c. i topped off tonight with 10ltr plain water on the next top off i'll add nutes to bring the ppm up using a nifty calculation i found at Lucas Formula most of the stuff is bollocks like the 5/10 ratio but the add back formula is shit hot and works. all the sites i have read about the formula have said that it is a bloom formula and not meant for more than a 2 week veg at most for well established cuttings. i have grown from seed hence why i used the gh veg formula and now have switched and apart from the leak i think i'm on to a winner. next update in a couple of days

now THATS WHAT I CALL A FUCKING SCROG!!!!! IMO nicest example of a scrog on this forum ive seen so far!!! very good job man!!! just please give us the wet and dry weight before you quit this forum and smoke everyday xD

Cheers canna i will definitely give the report. as for quitting the site for a smoke this place is a treasure trove of info and pics i'm constantly on here looking for new tips and tricks for the next grow.